Syringe attachment.



No. 682,269. Patented Sept. l0, I90I.

J. a. POE.

SYRINGE ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Oct. 26, 1900.)

(No Ilodal.)

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SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,269, datedSeptember 10, 1901.

Application filed October 25,1900. serial No. 34,342. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs GRANGER POE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Syringe Attachment, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to syringe attachments for holding a portion of asyringe in connection with a liquid-supply receptacle; and the purposesof the same are to provide simple and effective means for arranging thesyringe as a siphon on a pail or any other ordinary open receptacle andalso to overcome the disadvantages incident to the use of a rubber bagor reservoir, which is easily impaired by leaks, sticking and tearing inwarm Weather, and inconvenient in antiseptic or other necessarytreatments.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a syringe shown attached byparticular means to a pail or open receptacle which is in section inaccordance with the intentions of the invention. Fig. 2 is a detailperspective View of the device for attaching the syringe-tube to thepail in forming the siphon. Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of the deviceshown by Fig. 2 and a portion of the syringe pipe or tube.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a pail or any ordinary open receptacle adaptedto be rested on a shelf or support at a suitable elevation and to havethe upper extremity of a syringe tube or pipe 2 siphonically arranged inconnection therewith. The pipe or tube 2 is supplied with anintermediate bulb 3 and anozzle 4 at its lower end, the latter beingreplaceable at will by any other kind of similar device and the flowthrough the tube controlled by a suitable clamp or clasp 5, of aconstruction hereinafter set forth. A siphon-forming clip 6 is used inconjunction with the upper extremity of the tube and the pail andcomprises a body member 7, having an upper regularly-curved arch S andparallel side legs 9 and 10, the leg 9 being longer than the leg 10 andthe latter provided with a continuous obliquely-arranged tongue 11,which is directed inwardly toward theleg 9. The clip is formed of springor resilient metal and is removably slipped over the edge of the pail orreceptacle, with the longer leg 9 innermost and the tongue 11 contactingwith the outer surface of the pail below the rim of the latter, the saidtongue having a curved terminal 12 to facilitate its application andremoval and to provide an easy bearing on the pail. On the lowerextremity of the leg 9 inwardly-converged resilient holding-win gs 13are located and have upper outwardlyfiared terminals 14 and lower curvedbevel ends 15, and on the outer leg 10, adjacent to the point where thetongue emanates therefrom, outer holding wings 16 are located and alsoconverge. These wings have the upper extremity of the tube 2 passedthere through and engage the latter with such firmness as to preventslipping or displacement of the tube, to preserve the arch thereof overthe arch 8 of the clip, and maintain the upper extremity of the saidtube in proper siphonic arrangement, but do not interfere with the flowof the liquid. The wings also prevent longitudinal drag of the tube, andthe weight of the tube below the clip does not in the least affect theconstancy of the siphon adjustment.

In starting the improved syringe the upper extremity of the tube isdisposed as shown by Fig. l and the clasp 5 is closed. The bulb 3 isthen grasped and compressed to thereby force out the air in the tubeinto the liquid above, and immediately after such compression the bulbis released to permit it to resume its normal condition and create asuction sufficient to cause a flow of the liquid in the receptaclethrough the tube. The clasp 5 is then opened and the siphonic action ofthe syringe will continue until the liquid in the receptacle becomesexhausted.

The advantages of the improved construction and arrangement aremanifold, and among others may be mentioned that a larger quantity ofliquid can be placed in the receptacle than in an ordinary reservoir-bagand permit the user to have prolonged treatment or douche effect, whichis necessary in order to derive any benefit from the same, and avoid thenecessity of intermittently stopping such operation in order toreplenish the source of supply, as in the use of bags. No rubber bag isused to be destroyed with hot solutions and injured by chemicals anddifficult of sterilization in view of the fact that heat ruins suchdevices. A receptacle forming the source of supply can be used that willhold heat better than a rubber bag and be of any size desired, is moredurable in View of the absence of the many disadvantages and weaknessescontended with in the use of a rubber bag, and is comparatively cheaperby reason of the disuse of said bag and the confinement of the syringestructure in the main to the tube with a bulb and the siphon-clip. Theimproved syringe can be better taken care of and more easily drained bysuspending it by the clip Without curving or bending the tube, thisbeing an advantage absent in the bagsyringes.

Though the improved syringe presents a materially simplifiedconstruction, its operation is more efiective rather than being subjectto any detraction of the requirements of a syringe. The bulb will affordmeans for manually starting the tube or the liquid through the latterwithout resorting to mouthsuction, and thereby permit chemicals to beused in the liquid which could not be taken in the mouth.

In addition to the particular use of theim desired adjusted position.

proved device as specified it is also adapted for employment bydruggists, chemists, and the like for transferring a liquid from oneVessel or receptacle to another and will be especially convenient infilling coal-oil lamps from oil-cans.

It will be understood that the clip does not bind or clamp thesyringe-tube, but merely holds the latter in arched condition to formthe siphon, and the portions of the tube engaging the legs of the clipwill be prevented from becoming disarranged or slipping out of theMoreover-,the clip is of itself held and holds the tube positively inrelation to the upper edge of the receptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A clipfor use with a syringe-tube and a liquid-holdin g receptacle having anarched form and provided with legs, one leg being longer than the otherand continued into an oblique tongue toward the other leg to hold it inapplied position, both legs being formed with inwardly-convergedseparable resilient wings to receive and hold a portion of the tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affiXedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES GRANGER POE. lVitnesse-s:

J. A. PELKAY, D. P. ENGLISH.

